I'm just beginning to get the hang of using the Light L16 camera (http://light.co). This is exposure 63 that I've made with it.
https://flic.kr/p/23BPMsG tech data: Light L16 ISO 750 @ f/15 @ 1/30 @ ~125mm eFOV, hand-held output: 12 Mpixel DNG original, processed in Lumen app on macOS DNG processed in Lightroom 6.x Note: very little post processing applied on this one, just basic tweaks and sizing. First impressions: It's a very small, very handy thing to carry around. The fact that, in its slip case, it's only about an inch thick and just a smidge bigger in length by width than an iPhone 7 Plus makes it easy to slip into a very small bag or jacket pocket. A butt pocket on a pair of jeans like some of their photos show…? Uh, not for my size butt and jeans. :) It fits well in the center back pocket of my cycling jersey, however, and is light enough not to bounce around at all or drag the jersey down as I ride. Same for the waist-butt bag I occasionally use when riding my motorcyle. The handling and control ergonomics are remarkably good, better than expected (particularly for an LCD only viewfinder type camera). The LCD is pretty clear and visible even in bright sun, but of course a shade always helps with that. It does its best performance at lower ISO settings (200 to 750), and fitted on a tripod if you want the ultimate 50Mpixel resolution quality. Of course, it's so small and light that a very small, light tripod like my Sirui T120X will do fine for most anything. The latest firmware update has made a HUGE stride in shot to shot responsiveness, focusing speed, and added in-camera tone mapping for JPEG output (not used in this exposure) ... the flash works properly now too. Coming soon is "one shot HDR in-camera or in-Lumen" processing. Workflow is a bit complex, but then the Lumen app is still in beta and provides a huge range of processing options before you even get a DNG out of it. Lumen can also directly output good JPEG finals but so far I'm liking the results from further processing with DNG files a bit more. It's proving to be a fun camera, and possibly a useful one. Could become a delightful travel camera for some work with a bit more polish. They'll get there, I expect, based on what I've seen so far. enjoy! G — The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
